TY - JOUR
T1 - Psychotherapy with older adults
AU - Kennedy, Gary J.
AU - Tanenbaum, Stacey
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - The scope of need and possible benefit of psychosocial interventions in late life far exceeds the scientific evidence of efficacy. Most studies have been conducted in academic settings with self-selected, relatively independent older adults for whom measures of benefit were narrowly defined. In reviewing the existing literature concerning individual, group, and couples therapies in the geriatric population, we find that with appropriate adaptations for medical comorbidity, cognitive and sensory impairment, caregiver inclusion, and realistic modification of treatment goals, psychotherapeutic endeavors with the senior patient can prove to be highly successful.
AB - The scope of need and possible benefit of psychosocial interventions in late life far exceeds the scientific evidence of efficacy. Most studies have been conducted in academic settings with self-selected, relatively independent older adults for whom measures of benefit were narrowly defined. In reviewing the existing literature concerning individual, group, and couples therapies in the geriatric population, we find that with appropriate adaptations for medical comorbidity, cognitive and sensory impairment, caregiver inclusion, and realistic modification of treatment goals, psychotherapeutic endeavors with the senior patient can prove to be highly successful.
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U2 - 10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2000.54.3.386
DO - 10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2000.54.3.386
M3 - Review article
C2 - 11008636
AN - SCOPUS:0034440681
SN - 0002-9564
VL - 54
SP - 386
EP - 407
JO - American journal of psychotherapy
JF - American journal of psychotherapy
IS - 3
ER -